World Forum Song Contest 02.18
| World Forum Song Contest February 2018 | |
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| Dates | |
| Final date | 1 February 2018 |
| Host city |  São Paulo, Brazil
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| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 19 |
| Returning |  Afghanistan  Algeria  Angola  China  India File:Flag of Kiribati.svg Kiribati  Malawi  Mali  Mauritius  Morocco File:Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar  Singapore  South Korea File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe |
| Withdrawing |  Argentina Brazil  Cuba  East Timor  Egypt  French Polynesia  Japan  Kazakhstan File:Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar File:Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines  South Africa File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand File:Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | 10 favourites are awarded 12, 10, then 8 through 1 points by all participants. |
| World Forum Song Contest | |
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The World Forum Song Contest 02.18 is the 163rd edition of the World Forum Song Contest, which was held in São Paulo thanks to Nina Fernandes' victory with the song "Cruel"
Participants
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
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| 1 | File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe | Shungudzo | "Long Live the Billionaire " | 4 | 94 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar | Mary | "Mask" | 15 | 27 |
| 3 | India
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Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi | "Dance Pe Chance" | 19 | 12 |
| 4 |  Siberia
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Kauan | "Sateen Huuhtoma" | 6 | 92 |
| 5 | South Korea
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Yaeji | "Drink Im Sippin On" | 17 | 19 |
| 6 | Algeria
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Lynda | "L'amour ne suffit pas " | 9 | 67 |
| 7 | Malawi
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Sangie | "Mayi Wangwilo" | 18 | 13 |
| 8 | File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan | Penny Tai | "Ni Yao De Ai" | 13 | 41 |
| 9 |  Colombia
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Morat | "Cuánto Me Duele" | 11 | 43 |
| 10 | Mali
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M, Toumani Diabaté, Sidiki Diabaté & Fatoumata Diawara | "Manitoumani" | 5 | 92 |
| 11 | China
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Sitar Tan | "Knitting The Spring" | 2 | 97 |
| 12 | Singapore
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JAWN | "Chase Away The Dark" | 3 | 96 |
| 13 | Angola
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Mastiksoul feat. Mariza | "Livre" | 1 | 97 |
| 14 |  United States
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Kelly Clarkson | "Sober" | 14 | 32 |
| 15 | Morocco
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Esther Galil | "Le jour se lève" | 8 | 71 |
| 16 | File:Flag of Kiribati.svg Kiribati | Lulu | "Karaua Raoi Nanou" | 16 | 20 |
| 17 |  Lebanon
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Tania Saleh | "Happy About Something" | 12 | 42 |
| 18 | Mauritius
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Jane Constance | "À travers tes yeux" | 7 | 81 |
| 19 | Afghanistan
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Seeta Qasemie | "Dostad Darom Hamesha" | 10 | 65 |